INDEX OF Poets

A distinguished Urdu poet and civil servant

Prominent Urdu poet popular for children's poetry

Well-known poet and editor of literary journal 'Istefsaar'

Pakistani poet, journalist, and translator known for his book containing translations of Sindhi literature

Prominent classical poet and contemporary of Dagh Dehlavi, reflecting all the values of romantic bohimianism of classical Urdu ghazal.

One of the founders of modern Urdu criticism.

Prominent poet who mastered the poetic idiom of Lucknow poetry.

Eminent Poet and Lyricist

One of the prominent poets of Pakistan known for his unique responses to modern-day social issues in his Ghazals and Nazms

A promising poet from Pakistan who committed suicide at the age of 27

Prominent post-modern poet who went missing in 1996

A well-known poet of mystical thoughts

A prominent poet and scholar of Lucknow, a disciple of Dagh and Natiq Gulawathhi, known for his annotations of Ghalib and Hafiz, and editing the works of the earliest women poets of Urdu

Poet and writer, known for his critical work on childrens’ literature

A poet and journalist from Haryana; also the editor of a newspaper called 'Paigham'

well-known poet of classical tone and tenor

An emerging voice that represents youth while exploring new horizons in poetry

Contemporary Pakistani poet having a popular appeal.

Prominent poet from Mumbai, well-known to connoisseurs of serious poetry.

Prominent Pakistani poet and translator; translated select works from world literature including Tagore’s Gitanjali

Prominent poet of classical mould from Nengal, known for his 'Tazkira 'Sukhan-e-Shoara'.

A disciple of Jigar Moradabadi, known for his poetry of classical tenor

Known for his religious and reformative poetry, a disciple of Maulana Ashraf Ali Thanavi